Lunar mare basaltic volcanism: Volcanic features and emplacement processes

JW Head, L Wilson, H Hiesinger… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Volcanism is a fundamental process in the geological evolution of the Moon, providing clues
to the composition and structure of the mantle, the location and duration of interior melting …

The lunar cratering chronology

H Hiesinger, CH Van der Bogert… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Moon is a unique body in our Solar System that allows us to groundtruth remotesensing
data (eg, crater size–frequency distributions, or CSFDs, crater/rock degradation rates …

Generation, ascent and eruption of magma on the Moon: New insights into source depths, magma supply, intrusions and effusive/explosive eruptions (Part 2 …

JW Head, L Wilson - Icarus, 2017 - Elsevier
We utilize a theoretical analysis of the generation, ascent, intrusion and eruption of basaltic
magma on the Moon to develop new insights into magma source depths, supply processes …

Ages and stratigraphy of lunar mare basalts: A synthesis

H Hiesinger, JW Head, U Wolf… - Recent advances and …, 2011 - books.google.com
Apollo and Luna landing site samples, regional stratigraphic relationships, and crater
degradation and size-frequency distribution data for units largely defined prior to the end of …

Generation, ascent and eruption of magma on the Moon: New insights into source depths, magma supply, intrusions and effusive/explosive eruptions (Part 1: Theory)

L Wilson, JW Head - Icarus, 2017 - Elsevier
We model the ascent and eruption of lunar mare basalt magmas with new data on crustal
thickness and density (GRAIL), magma properties, and surface topography, morphology and …

Volcanic history of the Imbrium basin: A close-up view from the lunar rover Yutu

J Zhang, W Yang, S Hu, Y Lin, G Fang… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
We report the surface exploration by the lunar rover Yutu that landed on the young lava flow
in the northeastern part of the Mare Imbrium, which is the largest basin on the nearside of …

Timing and characteristics of the latest mare eruption on the Moon

T Morota, J Haruyama, M Ohtake, T Matsunaga… - Earth and Planetary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Unraveling the timing and duration of mare volcanism on the Moon is essential for
understanding its thermal evolution. The end of mare volcanism is poorly constrained …

Correlated compositional and mineralogical investigations at the Chang′ e-3 landing site

Z Ling, BL Jolliff, A Wang, C Li, J Liu, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The chemical compositions of relatively young mare lava flows have implications for the late
volcanism on the Moon. Here we report the composition of soil along the rim of a 450-m …

Lunar mare deposits associated with the Orientale impact basin: New insights into mineralogy, history, mode of emplacement, and relation to Orientale Basin evolution …

J Whitten, JW Head, M Staid, CM Pieters… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) image and spectral reflectance data are combined to
analyze mare basalt units in and adjacent to the Orientale multiring impact basin. Models …

The mineralogy of late stage lunar volcanism as observed by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper on Chandrayaan‐1

MI Staid, CM Pieters, S Besse… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The last major phases of lunar volcanism produced spectrally unique high‐titanium basalts
on the western nearside of the Moon. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) on Chandrayaan …